Advisory Board
Larry Bonfante, CIO, United States Tennis Association (USTA)
With over 25 years of industry experience, Larry is a seasoned professional who has held leadership positions in the Financial, Pharmaceutical, Not for Profit, Consulting, and Sports and Entertainment industries. As Chief Information Officer at the United States Tennis Association, Larry is responsible for delivering tournament and league applications to the over 700,000 members of the USTA. In addition he has worked to implement a CRM and Membership Management program to support the growing membership of the Association. His organization is responsible for all information technology related services supporting the US Open, which is the largest and most highly attended annual sporting event in the world. Prior to joining the USTA, Larry spent ten years at Pfizer Inc. where he served in various leadership capacities including Director of Global Network Services and Director of Global IT Planning. He has extensive experience in running global services organizations and has implemented and managed a number of large complex outsourcing partnerships over the course of his career. Larry serves on the Boards of the Westchester-Fairfield chapter of SIM, the Technology Managers Forum’s Futures Advisory Board and the Center for Business Information and Technologies at the University of Bridgeport. He also serves as a member of the CIO Executive Council, the Editorial Advisory Board and Events Committee for CIO Magazine and is a mentor and adjunct faculty member of the Columbia University Executive Masters program in Technology Management.
Michael Minars, Vice President, Quadrangle Group
Mike Minars is responsible for General Partner Finance at Quadrangle. He has over 16 years of experience in private equity investing, financial reporting, business advisory services and strategic tax consulting. Previously, Mike was the CFO of Millennium Technology Ventures and Controller of RRE Ventures. Prior to joining RRE Ventures, Mike was with Marcum & Kliegman, a major NY area CPA firm, where he performed financial statement audits and provided business advisory services to investment companies. He also worked at Margolin Winer & Evens and Marks Shron & Company. Mike is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BBA from Hofstra University. He is a member of the AICPA.
Mykolas Rambus, Head of IT and Special Projects, Forbes
Mykolas Rambus is the Head of Information Technology and Special Projects at Forbes Media in New York City, responsible for strategic initiatives critical to business growth, and in addition, oversight of the company’s technical strategy and operations. Before joining Forbes, Mykolas was a Partner with KAHLEPartners, the Washington, DC-based CIO advisory firm, where he directed sales and business development activities. In addition, he has held positions as Chief Information Officer of W. P. Carey, a public Real Estate Investment Trust, Chief Executive Officer of LOBBY7, a venture capital-backed telecommunications software company, and in 2006 earned a CIO Decisions Midmarket Leadership Award. Mykolas is a frequent commentator on executive issues, and has been quoted in The New York Times, CIO Magazine, and InformationWeek. He is a regular keynote speaker and guest lecturer at Harvard Business School, the New York Department of Education, CXO Media Conferences, and Charles River Ventures. Mykolas is also a contributor to Greg Smith’s 2006 book, ‘Straight to the Top, becoming a World-Class CIO’. Mykolas attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he concentrated in Operations Research and Information Technology, and is an active member of the venture capital and start-up communities. He currently resides in the New York City area, and is an avid fencer.
Nathaniel Wice, Founder, MiShare LLC
Nathaniel Wice heads the digital-media device start-up miShare, now launching its first product, a file-sharing handheld for iPods (http://mishare.com). A technology entrepreneur and marketer with a journalism background, Wice served as the editorial lead on personal technology Web sites for Time Inc. and Time magazine from 1998 to 2001, and created the altculture.com encyclopedia and Web site. From 2002 to 2005 he led print and online projects for clients including Microsoft, Avaya, Bank of America, Gateway, and Toyota Lexus as editorial director of Interpublic Group’s custom-publishing division. Mr. Wice earned a Masters in Business Administration from Wharton, and has been widely published about business and technology. Current board service includes the non-profit Lantern Group, one of the largest providers in New York City of housing for homeless persons with AIDS, and the Tai Chi Chuan Center, which brings tai chi exercise classes to New York City parks and senior centers.
Benjamin Woo, Vice President of Research for Storage Systems, IDC
Benjamin Woo brings a diverse set of skills and knowledge and more than 15 years of experience to his new position. Prior to joining IDC, Woo served as vice president of Sales at ASI System Integration, Inc., a national provider of technology solutions and services, where he was responsible for the dramatic growth and expansion of the company. Previously, Woo served in several key sales and management roles at Network Appliance, Inc. and MTI Technology Corporation. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Woo has provided advice on the data storage industry to decision-makers at investment firms and corporations. A self-confessed "closet geek", Woo is uniquely able to articulate business values from complex technologies and conversely, communicate technically the shifting challenges faced by organizations today. Woo has also served on a number of advisory councils to leading storage manufacturers, counseling them on strategies and directions relating to the industry.
